Daugavpils

English

Etymology

From Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian Daugava + pils (“castle”).

Proper noun

Daugavpils

1. A city in Latvia, on the Daugava River.

Translations

city in Latvia

• Arabic: دَاوْغَافْبِيلْسْ f (dāwḡāfbīls)
• Armenian: Դաուգավպիլս (hy) (Daugavpils)
• Belarusian: Да́ўгаўпілс m (Dáwhawpils), Дзвінск m (Dzvinsk), Дзьвінск m (Dzʹvinsk) (Taraškevica orthography), Дынабурґ m (Dynaburg)
• Czech: Daugavpils, Dvinohrad
• Danish: Daugavpils
• Estonian: Väinalinn
• Finnish: Daugavpils, Väinänlinna
• French: Dunebourg, Dimmebourg
• German: Dünaburg (de) n, Daugavpils n
• Hebrew: דאוגבפילס f (daugavpils)
• Latgalian: Daugpiļs f, Daugovpiļs
• Latin: Duneburgum n
• Latvian: Daugavpils (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Daugpilis f
• Polish: Dyneburg (pl) m, Dźwinów m, Dźwińsk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Daugavpils f, Dunaburgo
• Russian: Да́угавпилс (ru) m (Dáugavpils), Двинск m (Dvinsk), Динабу́рг m (Dinabúrg), Борисогле́бов m (Borisoglébov), Невгин m (Nevgin)
• Thai: เดาเกาปิลส์ (dao-gao-bpin)
• Ukrainian: Двінськ (Dvinsʹk), Даугавпілс (Dauhavpils)
• Yiddish: דענענבורג (denenburg), דינאַבורג (dinaburg), דווינסק (dvinsk)

Latvian

Daugavpils (Latvijā)

Etymology

From Daugava (“Daugava river”) +‎ pils (“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dàwɡàwpils]

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Proper noun

Daugavpils f (6th declension)

1. Daugavpils (a city in Latvia, on the Daugava River)

   Daugavpils Universitāte ― the University of Daugavpils

   Daugavpils atrodas Latgalē, pie Daugavas ― Daugavpils is situated in Latgale, on the Daugava (river)

Declension

Declension of Daugavpils (6th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	Daugavpils	—
genitive	Daugavpils	—
dative	Daugavpilij	—
accusative	Daugavpili	—
instrumental	Daugavpili	—
locative	Daugavpilī	—
vocative	Daugavpils	—

Derived terms

• daugavpilietis, daugavpiliete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latvian Daugavpils.

Proper noun

Daugavpils f

1. Daugavpils (a city in Latvia, on the Daugava River)